After his team dropped three of four to the Boston Red Sox, Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo received some reinforcements on Friday as infielders Cavan Biggio and Lourdes Gurriel, as well as left-handed hurler Thomas Pannone were promoted from triple-A Buffalo in advance of Toronto's interleague series opener against the San Diego Padres at Rogers Centre.

Ken Giles is pitching like an elite closer again. So what does that mean for his future with the rebuilding Toronto Blue Jays? Canadian Baseball Network writer Lucas Casaletto tackles this question in his latest article.

Needing to produce a starter ahead of Saturday's afternoon game against the Chicago White Sox, the Toronto Blue Jays have called up left-handed knuckleballer Ryan Feierabend and designated RHP Javy Guerra for assignment.

A bust? Needs to go back to the minors? For those calling for Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s demotion after a couple of weeks of struggles at the big league level, their questions were answered with a couple of giant punctuation marks as Vlad went deep for the first two times in his major league career on Tuesday night, writes Jay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away.

The Toronto Blue Jays made a series of roster moves on Friday, calling up pitchers Javy Guerra and Thomas Pannone, as well as outfielder Jonathan Davis. They also designed outfielder Socrates Brito for assignment and placed right-hander Clay Buchholz on the injured list.

Looking for an additional relief option ahead of a weekend set against the Texas Rangers in Arlington, the Toronto Blue Jays called up right-handed reliever Derek Law and have designated utility man Alen Hanson for assignment. Both players were acquired from the San Francisco Giants in the Kevin Pillar trade in April.

The Canadian Baseball Network has learned that OF Alex Azor, who attended camp with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2015, passed away on Friday. Our deepest sympathies to his family and friends. Here is a piece that editor-in-chief Bob Elliott wrote about him in 2015.

In his post-game presser following the Toronto Blue Jays’ 4-0 loss to the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, manager Charlie Montoyo announced that top prospect Vladimir Guerrero Jr. will be in the lineup when his club squares off against the Oakland Athletics on Friday night.

For Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott, Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Matt Shoemaker’s season-ending injury in Oakland on Saturday brought back memories of an injury Dave Stieb suffered in the same stadium in 1991.

There was good news and bad news from the Toronto Blue Jays' 5-4 win (and series sweep) over the Oakland A's on Sunday. The good news is that they are now just a game below .500. The bad news is that Aaron Sanchez and Freddy Galvis both left the game with injuries.